Apple watchOS up to 8.6 File System Events state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File System Events. Such manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32819. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component File System Events. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2022 by Joshua Mason as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32819. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to gain root privileges

Upgrading to version 8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.7

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06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213340
Researcher: Joshua Mason
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204788

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:22
Updated: 05/23/2025 04:49
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:22 (19), 07/21/2022 22:25 (27), 08/16/2022 14:34 (1), 05/23/2025 04:49 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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